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Joe and Olive are friends. Joe gives Olive a matching hat for Christmas. It says "Best Friends" on it. But everywhere she goes, others laugh at the hat Olive is wearing. She becomes embarrassed and desperate and tries to get rid of the gift. But Joe sees her throwing the hat away and begins to cry. Olive realizes she was not being a very good friend. She takes the hat out of the trash, puts it on and then goes to make a sign to wear that says, "Olive and Joe are best friends." The others still laughed, but Olive didn't care. She had her best friend back.

The illustrations in this book are simple, but colorful. The story line is fairly simple as well. I love the message, that the friend is more important than the gift. I love when Olive wears her hat proudly. Being a good friend means sometimes doing what your friend wants rather than what you want.

This book is advertized for grades preschool-3. Some preschoolers and kindergarteners will not understand the deeper emotions of the story. But grades 1-3 definitely.